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Apimela canadensis

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Species of beetle

Apimela canadensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Apimela
Species: A. canadensis
Binomial name
Apimela canadensis
Klimaszewski and Webster, 2017

Apimela canadensis is a species of Staphylinid (rove beetle) first described in 2017 from specimens collected in New Brunswick, Canada. Its species name, canadensis, was given in honour of the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation.

Discovery

Apimela canadensis was originally found near the Meduxnekeag River to the west of Woodstock, in New Brunswick (Canada) in 2008.

The holotype and three paratype specimens were captured in the months of May and June on an area of partially shaded cobblestones near the outflow of a brook along the Jacquet River. The adults were found under cobblestones and gravel in sand. One paratype was found along a river margin underneath a cobblestone which was in a grassy area away from the water’s edge.

Description

Adult A. canadensis are very small, measuring 2.0–3.0 mm in total length. They are a glossy, yellowish brown in colour, with slightly darker head and covered in a fine pubescence.

References

  1. ^ Jan Klimaszewski; Reginald P. Webster; Adriano Zanetti; Caroline Bourdon (May 2017). "First Canadian records of genera Apimela Mulsant & Rey and Gyronycha Casey from New Brunswick: description of two new species and new provincial distribution records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)". ZooKeys (672): 35–48. Bibcode:2017ZooK..672...35K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.672.12488. PMC 5527340. PMID 28769666.
  2. Elizabeth McSheffrey (2017-05-08). "Meet Canada's 150th birthday beetle". National Observer. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. Elizabeth Fraser (2017-05-07). "Newly discovered beetle named in honour of Canada 150". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
Taxon identifiers
Apimela canadensis
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